New York / Brussels, 23 April 2026 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Sudan has received new funding from the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) to support mine action activities aimed at improving civilian safety, humanitarian access, and early recovery in conflict-affected areas of Sudan. The €3 million contribution will support the implementation of the 18-month project “Rebuilding Sudan: Mine…
UPPER NILE – It’s a little after 8:00 am in Bentiu, but the temperature is already above 32 degrees Celsius. In bulletproof vests and helmets, a team of 23 peacekeepers from Mongolia serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan listen attentively as Captain Bilguun Mandakhbayar briefs them about the mission they are about to undertake. He tries to keep it light and positive, because the journey will not be. Their mission is to drive up…
Rocrocdong – Climate shocks have costs beyond their direct visible impact as it is the case in places such as Bentiu, where flooding has forced communities to abandon their now-submerged villages and find what is likely to be permanent sanctuary in specially protected areas. In Western Bahr El Ghazal, increased deforestation had a more indirect impact, forcing cattle keepers to explore new routes during the migration season, with their journeys…
Bogotá, 6 March 2026. The Government of Japan announced a contribution of USD 4.5 million to support mine action efforts in Colombia through the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). This support will help strengthen the country’s institutional and operational capacities to address contamination from anti-personnel mines and other explosive devices in areas most affected by the armed conflict. The cooperation was formalized during a note…
Today, Special Representative of the Secretary General, Hanna Tetteh, briefed the UN Security Council on the latest developments in Libya from Tripoli.
22 April 2026 – As part of his continuing regional engagements, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Muscat, where he met with senior Omani officials to discuss the way forward for Yemen’s peace process amid evolving regional dynamics. The Special Envoy highlighted Oman’s crucial role in supporting dialogue and underscored the importance of regional support for the UN mediation process. The Special Envoy also…
TRIPOLI – For their third session: members of the Structured Dialogue’s Governance Track met for four days during April 13-16 to develop recommendations on unifying and strengthening the governance framework in Libya and identifying a path to inclusive elections. Members discussed ways to strengthen the constitutional and executive governance to overcome the current political bottleneck as well as local governance. Deputy Special Representative…
El Fasher, 26 September 2011 - “When the conflict broke out in Darfur in 2003, it not only destroyed property and displaced thousands of civilians but it also disrupted the means of livelihood for nomads,” Amina Omer Alhaj, a…
26 September 2011 - UNAMID peacekeepers provided yesterday a one-day free medical treatment for about 120 residents of Kurti village, located 13 kilometers from El Geneina, West Darfur. The activity has been sponsored by the…
Photo: Moussa Demba Diallo/ MONUSCO Beni, 19 September 2011 – For two days, starting on 13 September 2011, a joint UN team visited the localities of Isale and Bulambo, Nord-Kivu province, Eastern DRC to verify allegations…
Photo: Myriam Asmani/MONUSCO Mbandaka, 12 September 2011 – A delegation from the Corrections Unit of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) was in Mbandaka, capital of Equateur…
Photo: Biliamino Alao/MONUSCO The Force Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Lt. Gen. Chander Prakash, was in Bukavu, South Kivu province, for two days starting…
Photo: Clara Padovan/MONUSCO Goma, 14 September 2011 – It was like re living a Hollywood-type action movie in Walikale territory, Nord-Kivu province, on 9 September 2001. An alert about an attack by the rebel Mai Mai Cheka…
ALMATY, Kazakhstan –One-day seminar entitled “Early Warning on Potential Trans-boundary Water Problem Situations in Central Asia” was organized by the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, with the…
25 September 2011 - The South African Ambassador to the Sudan, Graham Maitland, today concluded a two-day visit to North Darfur, where he gained first-hand knowledge of the situation on the ground and UNAMID work. Yesterday…
25 September 2011 - UNAMID peacekeepers observed on 21 September a military gunship helicopter flying at a low altitude over Khor Abeche area, South Darfur, and firing two rockets around Umgafala village, about 9 km north of…
25 September 2011 - UNAMID received reports of clashes between local farmers and nomads in Tamaru village, 25 kilometers northeast of Saraf Umra, North Darfur, on 22 September. Disputes over animals grazing in the farms…
El Fasher, 25 September 2011 - Aid agencies have for too long neglected Darfur’s nomads, was the message from the North Darfur Nomads Peace and Development Network at a workshop which opened today at El Fasher University…
El Fasher, 25 September 2011 - At their 11th meeting since July 2008, held on 24 September in New York, the Tripartite Coordination Mechanism on the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur agreed that UNAMID had…